Maria sighed loudly, leaning back in her seat, arms crossed in exaggerated impatience.
They had just finished a tense family lunch, and now Jack Knight had wordlessly driven them somewhere.
Not a word of explanation had left his lips during the drive, leaving the atmosphere in the car heavy with uncertainty.
“Where are you actually taking us, huh?!” Maria finally snapped from the passenger seat, her voice cutting through the silence like a blade.
Sarah, sitting in the backseat, glanced nervously at her mother and then at Jack in the rearview mirror. Her fingers clutched the strap of her bag tightly, her anxiety building.
Jack’s voice was calm and measured when he finally spoke.
“Somewhere. To give you what you want.”
Maria sneered, letting out a sarcastic laugh.
“Give me what I wan
